Café Riis Hólmavík - Restaurant - Pizzeria & Bar

This place is fantastic! We ended up eating here twice and we have no regrets! Pizza is fantastic- you can easily share a large one to save $$ probably between 2-3 people! The bacalla fish and seafood soup is absolutely fantastic! Fish is perfectly cooked with a delicious white wine sauce that was drinkable! the seafood soup was loaded with fish, shrimp and mussels in the shell! Served with bread and delicious butter. The starter soup was a very decent serving for a meal if you’re looking to save some$$ If we come back we would definitely stop here. As well the owners/hosts are lovely and welcoming.

This was probably the best service we had and will have in Iceland. The owners are so nice with everyone. We have a kid and he opened an area for him to watch TV while the food was not ready. But overall they were nice and chatty with everyone. We had the soup and Camembert that were good. And the pizza and cod was delicious. Price is the expensive “Iceland price” but that is everywhere

Delicious food, the white base langoustine pizza was one of the best pizzas I have had (I have had many, including in Italy), Seafood soup was fresh and warming, the owner was very kind to us and made us feel very welcome here. It was also a pleasure to taste the best water in the world! Even in Iceland, highly recommend you stop here for a meal, or two! Would definitely return.

This was the best lamb filet, I have ever had, cooked just pink to perfection with roasted vegetable one the side. And don't get me started on the fish soup it was so tasty with nice chunks of fish and king prawns, and served with a dollop of cream. The service was nice, done by the owner himself, his wife was the one who was cooking. I learnt great story about the place and the town, that you will have to discover by your self going and have lunch or dinner there. If ever I go back to this side of the country, I will definitely pay them a visit. Thanks a lot for this wonderful evening.

I'd go back to this spot. Nice older building, comfortable, we had prawns and a dessert Happy Wedding cake plus coffee. The server was excellent. Very knowledgeable of Iceland history and current events. We enjoy the quieter side of Iceland - this is it.

Cafe Riis is an absolute GEM of the Westfjords in Iceland. My tour group stopped here on our way back to Reykjavik, and this ended up being my last meal in Iceland before traveling back to NYC the following day. I couldn’t decide between the seafood soup or the Bacallá, but the owner helped me land on the Bacallà (served with roasted potatoes and carrots in a white wine sauce). Let me tell you, this was one of the best meals I’ve ever had in my life. I was BLOWN AWAY by the level of quality, simplicity of flavors, and perfect balance of textures. It was homey, comforting, and life changing at the same time. I will fly out to the Westfjords during my next visit just to go back. PLEASE do yourself a favor and make a pit stop for a beautiful lunch or dinner while in the Westfjords. Also be sure to try a local beer - they are made about 100 meters away from the restaurant! 100/10, going into my top 10 favorite meals of all time. Thank you Cafe Riis!!!

What an idyllic lovely place! The food was delicious, a lot of variety to choose from! The deconstructed cheesecake came in many variations and tasted super good! Had a lovely chat with the waiter throughout on the history of the cafe and the area!

Dropped in as a halfway stop on our journey. Previous reviews looked good. Can attest to the same. Two of us shared a pizza and bottle of beer each. Very happy with our choice